dole

/dɔʊl//doʊl/

noun

  1. 1

    Money or other goods given as charity.

  2. 2

    Distribution; dealing; apportionment.

  3. 3

    Payment by the state to the unemployed.

    I get my dole paid twice a week.
  4. 4

    A boundary; a landmark.

  5. 5

    A void space left in tillage.

verb

  1. 1

    To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.

noun

  1. 1

    Sorrow or grief; dolour.

  2. 2

    Dolus.

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